危
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Definitions
- 1. danger
- 2. to endanger
- 3. Taiwan pr. [wéi]
Words Containing 危
to take advantage of sb's precarious position
to endanger
to jeopardize
critical
crisis
danger
lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
credit crisis
credit crisis
lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
in danger of collapse
to risk one's life
(idiom) physically and mentally exhausted
at stake
grave situation
in imminent peril (idiom)
Guatemala
Guatemalan (person)
dangerous situation
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
harmfulness
hazard assessment
perilous situation
steep and perilous path
risk
afraid
decrepit house
dangerous housing
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
grave danger
deathly ill
national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
upright and plainspoken (idiom)
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
to startle sb with scary tale
urgent
dangerous road
critically ill
critically ill patient
hazardous materials
hazard lights
calamity
(medicine) in a critical condition
severe harm
close to death
safety and danger
to think of danger in times of safety
imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
to help those in distress
to help those in distress (idiom)
see 濟危扶困|济危扶困[jì wēi fú kùn]
mortgage crisis
to break out of a crisis
subprime mortgage crisis
subprime mortgage crisis
to sit upright and still (idiom)
latent hazard
to help people in distress
to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
to help those in distress (idiom)
endangered (species)
endangered species
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
to be critically ill
economic crisis
emergency risk
energy crisis
out of danger
dying (from illness)
(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
to sacrifice one's life in a crisis
monetary crisis
to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)
More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
financial crisis